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I need some help spec'ing a system.

 

Use case:

 

- work

- work processing

- youtube

- general computer tasks

- light gaming

- no overclocking of anything

- photoshop

 

Budget:

 

£500

 

I thought of this but i know someone here will be able to do much better....

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21jY4

 

thanks in advance for the help.

 

-Anubikai

 

 

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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Honestly, replace the HDD with a Seagate and it would be perfect.

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CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£113.99 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£63.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£50.15 @ Amazon UK) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£43.57 @ CCL Computers) 

Video Card:  PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 



Total: £510.13

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-12 20:44 GMT+0000)

 

If you can't go £10 over just get a cheaper case.

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i recommend you to save up for 1000 euro

[spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)]

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log

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That looks like a really nice build

However get different RAM and HDD

CPU - Intel 4670k  Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB  GPU - EVGA 780  Case - Fractal Design Define R4    Storage - 2TB WD Black, Samsung 840 Evo 128GB     PSU - Corsair RM650  Display -  Benq XL2430T and Acer S235HL  Cooling - CM Hyper 212 Evo  Keyboard - Corsair K95  Mouse - Razer Deathadder  Sound - Sennheiser HD 558                                 Mic - Blue Snowball  Phone- OnePlus One  Tablet - Nvidia Shield

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21kqv

[spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)]

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log

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I would not build anything without an SSD, especially if you're using this system for other things then just gaming alone. Seriously get an SSD... makes an incredible difference. 

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i recommend you to save up for 1000 euro

why?

 

- work

- work processing

- youtube

- general computer tasks

- light gaming

- no overclocking of anything

- photoshop

 

no need for a baller PC when youre doing this...

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not a gaming build.......even a 7750 would be enough......a 280x isnt needed...more cpu compute power and loading times/speed.....

 

-Anubikai

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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I'd probably go with this. Costs 520£ but I think the addition of an ssd is just essential, especially as you said 'light gaming' so you might even be able to just go to a 7750 and be on budget.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21kJq

Current rig: i5 2500k & Gtx 560ti With Filco MJ1 TKL & Neutron Gtx 120gb SSD

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I'd probably go with this. Costs 520£ but I think the addition of an ssd is just essential, especially as you said 'light gaming' so you might even be able to just go to a 7750 and be on budget.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21kJq

 

yeah that would be better tbh.....i know my friend will be playing next to no games......at most it will be flash based games....

 

-Anubikai

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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yeah that would be better tbh.....i know my friend will be playing next to no games......at most it will be flash based games....

 

-Anubikai

If at most it will be flash based games you can probably just use onboard and get a bigger ssd. LIke this:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21lsW

Current rig: i5 2500k & Gtx 560ti With Filco MJ1 TKL & Neutron Gtx 120gb SSD

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Edits: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21ygv

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/22S4S

 

any good? build is for

 

- work

- work processing

- youtube

- general computer tasks

- possible gaming, minecraft and flash games

- no overclocking of anything

- photoshop

 

build should be quiet...hopefully.

 

-Anubikai

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/22S4S

 

any good? build is for

 

- work

- work processing

- youtube

- general computer tasks

- possible gaming, minecraft and flash games

- no overclocking of anything

- photoshop

 

build should be quiet...hopefully.

 

-Anubikai

 

look at the build @WoodenMarker posted. 500pounds perfect and has an ssd.

 

The RAM in your build will take 2-3 months till you get it. 

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look at the build @WoodenMarker posted. 500pounds perfect and has an ssd.

 

The RAM in your build will take 2-3 months till you get it. 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/238Zt

 

better?

 

-Anubikai

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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More expensive, psu is not big enough, non-dual channel ram, and matx mobo in mid atx case is awkward.

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More expensive, psu is not big enough, non-dual channel ram, and matx mobo in mid atx case is awkward.

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23HtN

 

There.....my friend doesn't need an ssd.....plus 120gb would be too small for him. He would need at least 512gb which will cost a lot...i used to have that cit vantage case and its completely fine for him. Plus it looks fairly good....not amazing but not terrible and it also allows a 990fx mobo and a 8350 which will be better for my friend.....

 

-Anubikai

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23HtN

There.....my friend doesn't need an ssd.....plus 120gb would be too small for him. He would need at least 512gb which will cost a lot...i used to have that cit vantage case and its completely fine for him. Plus it looks fairly good....not amazing but not terrible and it also allows a 990fx mobo and a 8350 which will be better for my friend.....

Why would he need a 512GB ssd?? 120GB should be plenty for the os, programs, and a few games. 

Again, the ram is too tall for the case. 

 

Has he used an ssd before? Moreover, have you used an ssd before? It makes a world of difference. 

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Why would he need a 512GB ssd?? 120GB should be plenty for the os, programs, and a few games. 

Again, the ram is too tall for the case. 

 

Has he used an ssd before? Moreover, have you used an ssd before? It makes a world of difference. 

 

-,- i know ssd's increase speed quite a bit compared to hdds but im trying to limit the price down. Instead of having a lower cpu and mobo with ssd now im opting for better mobo and better cpu then ssd later. Ill tell him about it and then when he can get one ill move his files over to it or whatever......for me a minimum 256gb would be needed....i fill up 200gb easy on re-installs of windows and adding all my programmes and files back and thats excluding my 500gb of games. ill tell him about the ssd and if he wants one now ill say itll cost more.... and show him this...

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23HWa

 

better?

 

-Anubikai

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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The ram is still too tall. 

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The ram is still too tall. 

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/23I82

 

now?

 

-Anubikai

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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That works fine but you should really be pouring the money into the gpu and not the cpu. 

 

Better: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21qAf

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That works fine but you should really be pouring the money into the gpu and not the cpu. 

 

Better: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/21qAf

 

hes gonna be multitasking a lot......gaming is his last concern. I just put a 7870xt in there because then his brothers and him can atleast play minecraft and stuff like that properly......a 7970 is too much tbh =/ he isnt a pc gamer....he would be better off with the 8350 i think....

 

-Anubikai

| i5-4670k at stock until I do a custom WC loop | H80i | Asus Matrix Platinum 7970 at stock until I do a custom WC loop  | MSI Z87 GD65 | 1TB CAVIAR BLACK | 250gb Blue Scorpio | HX750 80 PLUS GOLD modular | 16GB INTEL EXTREME EDITION PATRIOT 1866MHZ | Coolermaster Storm Enforcer with two Red 20cm fans intake and exhaust |

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hes gonna be multitasking a lot......gaming is his last concern. I just put a 7870xt in there because then his brothers and him can atleast play minecraft and stuff like that properly......a 7970 is too much tbh =/ he isnt a pc gamer....he would be better off with the 8350 i think....

Is he doing 3d rendering?

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